B+ overall score

                    Three groups had a higher score

                    Six groups had a lower score

                    One group had the same score

How are scores calculated?

The overall score is based on the average of the scores below for species abundance, blade length, and short shoot density. Each of these three scores is based on how close the reported values are to the overall averages across all groups participating in the transect training. Reported values summarized for each species across all transects that deviate largely from the averages are given lower scores. The overall score is then ranked relative to all other groups.

Species Abundance reported (most common) Blade length reported cm (average) Short shoot density reported per m2 (average)
Transect 2 Halodule 51-75% (51-75%) 16.6 (14.9) 22 (24.3)
Thalassia few (few) 19.4 (18.6) 0.7 (1.7)
Transect 6 Halodule <5% (5-25%) 8.8 (8.5) 15.7 (21.4)
Transect 7 Halodule <5% (5-25%)
Syringodium 25-50% (25-50%)
Transect 8 Halodule <5% (25-50%) 21.6 (20.5) 4.3 (8.4)
Ruppia - (few)
- (11.4)
- (4.7)
Syringodium 51-75% (25-50%) 29.6 (24.8) 5.7 (6.2)
Transect 9 Halodule 25-50% (25-50%)
Thalassia <5% (<5%)
Transect 10 Halodule 76-100% (76-100%)
Ruppia few (few)
Transect 20 Halodule - (76-100%)
- (11.6)
- (27.7)
Thalassia - (few)
- (16)
- (2)
Transect 60 Halodule - (5-25%)
- (7.4)
- (16.7)
Transect 70 Halodule - (<5%)
Syringodium - (5-25%)
Transect 80 Halodule - (25-50%)
- (20.4)
- (12.7)
Syringodium - (<5%)
- (14.2)
- (9.3)
Transect 90 Halodule - (51-75%)
Thalassia - (<5%)
Abundance summary

A-

reported values deviate a little from the average, varies by species

All species 0 mean BB categories away across transects

Halodule 0 mean BB categories away across transects

Ruppia 0 mean BB categories away across transects

Syringodium +1 mean BB categories away across transects

Thalassia 0 mean BB categories away across transects

Blade Length summary

B

reported values deviate a little from the average, slightly higher

All species +4.7 cm difference on average across transects

Halodule +1.8 cm difference on average across transects

Ruppia not recorded

Syringodium +10.1 cm difference on average across transects

Thalassia +2.1 cm difference on average across transects

Short Shoot Density summary

B+

reported values deviate a little from the average, slightly lower

All species -2.6 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Halodule -4.5 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Ruppia not recorded

Syringodium -2 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Thalassia -1.2 shoots per m2 difference on average across transects

Abundance

A-

Looks good, keep doing what you're doing!

Blade Length

B

Room for improvement! Learn how to brush up on blade length by viewing the link here.

Short Shoot Density

B+

Room for improvement! Learn how to brush up on short shoot density by viewing the link here.

Species identification